Agenda Item
a. Recognition: Chamblee High School Girls' Swim Team
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer, Board Member, District 1
RECOGNITION
Honoring Chamblee High School Girls’ Swim Team
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and
athletically. Chamblee High School Girls’ Swim Team is committed to working hard and
representing DeKalb athletics; and
WHEREAS: Today, we want to celebrate the Chamblee Girls’ Swim Team for an outstanding 2025 season;
and
WHEREAS: Coached by Greg Valley and Lorri Reynolds, the Chamblee swim team repeated as the DeKalb
County Swimming and Diving Championships winners; and
WHEREAS: Chamblee captured four gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze in winning this years’
title. It was the girls’ second back-to-back title wins having also won back-to-back titles in 2019
and 2020; and
WHEREAS: The county victory combined with their male counterpart’s county championship gave
Chamblee a rare back-to-back sweep of the county titles; and
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic
accomplishments of the Chamblee Girls’ Swim Team for having achieved one of the highest
levels attainable by a high school swim program. In official recognition, we affix our signatures
on this 12th day of May 2025.